Mostar is quite different than anywhere we've been. This city was heavily damaged in the war and even though it was 20 years ago it still shows. Bombed out buildings and pock-marked walls are all around. The poverty is more readily apparent here. Still, it is a beautiful city.
The Old Bridge of Mostar (see the photo) was destroyed in the war in the 1990s. It was a 16th century bridge and they rebuilt it exactly as it was built initially. The stones even came from the same quarry. It is an important bridge to the city, one with great emotional value. Its destruction was highly symbolic. It was built in 1566 and reopened in 2004.
This is a Muslim and Catholic town of about 100,000. At 5 tonight we could hear the Muslim call to prayer.
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